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“I see no possibility of a worldwide Luddite rebellion that will smash all machinery to bits…”

I see no possibility of a worldwide Luddite rebellion that will smash all machinery to bits, so we might as well sit back and see what is happening and what will happen to us in a cybernetic world. Resenting a new technology will not halt its prog…

Popular Science, April 1946

The advice probably hasn’t changed. Fortunately, the cars have. from Pulp of the Day

We’ve gotten so used to emergent technologies…

…that we get anxious if we haven’t had one in a while. — William Gibson, The Art of Fiction, Paris Review, No. 211.

Dieter Rams Electronics Store

Das Programm is an online store featuring the iconic electronic designs of Dieter Rams. As incorrigible Dieter Rams collectors we are all too aware of the gap between the desirability and availability of his work. Das Programm was conceived to cor…

The Technium: The Futurist’s Dilemma

In this 1964 clip from the BBC Horizon show, Arthur C. Clarke makes a fairly precise prediction, but one that is only half right. “We’ll no longer commute in cities,” he says, “we’ll communicate instead.” He also says, “I am perfectly serious when…

Computer Graphics – Stunning Porsche Spyder

Lightworks just picked the winners in its latest image rendering competition, giving top prize to Sean Carnell of New Zealand for his work on a 1954 Porsche 550 Spyder. For his efforts Carnell takes home a Nikon D3100 camera, which is a bit ironic…

Unleash Your Inner Geek – Over 100 Years Of Popular Science Now Available On Google Books

…”Popular Science gives our readers the information and tools to improve their technology and their world. The core belief that Popular Science and our readers share: The future is going to be better, and science and technology are the driving f…

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1957

More cornball art. Gotta love it. Sears Roebuck? Really? Via PulpoftheDay.

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